Tex. Local Government Code § 43.0695
PROPERTY OWNER CONSENT REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN AREAS
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- Tex. Local Government Code § 43.0695, PROPERTY OWNER CONSENT REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN AREAS, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/688567
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(a) If the registered voters in the area proposed to be annexed do not own more than 50 percent of the land in the area, the municipality must obtain consent to the annexation through a petition signed by more than 50 percent of the owners of land in the area in addition to the election required by this subchapter.
(b) The municipality must obtain the consent required by this section through the petition process prescribed by Sections 43.0685(b)-(e), and the petition must be verified in the manner provided by Section 43.0686(a).
(c) Notwithstanding Section 43.0685(e), the municipality may provide for an owner of land in the area that is not a resident of the area to sign the petition electronically.